Tobay Beach
Tobay Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobay Beach Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 28 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Tobay Beach is a restricted access recreational beach located in the middle of Jones Beach Island, a barrier island off the South Shore of Long Island, Nassau County, New York, United States, within the Massapequa 11758 Zip code. Its name is a portmanteau for the Town of Oyster Bay, which owns and manages the beach. Residents of the town are allowed entry, with limited access for non-residents.
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Wikidata Q7811557, matched on coordinates and name (251 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 27.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lauder Museum: 4.7 mi
- Tackapausha Museum Library: 5.0 mi
- Tackapausha Museum: 5.0 mi
- Seaford Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center: 6.3 mi
- Tobay Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- Petteanger Island State Tidal Wetlands: 1.2 mi
- Tobay Beach Bird and Game Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Bayfront Park M-46: 2.9 mi
- Harbor Green Shore Club: 3.2 mi
- Ketcham Creek Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 5.8 mi
- Merokee Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Wantagh Woods: 7.1 mi
- Roosevelt Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Gilgo Beach: 1.2 mi
- Amityville Beach: 3.4 mi
- Copiague Beach: 3.7 mi
- Alhambra Beach: 4.0 mi
- Jones Beach: 4.0 mi
- Garden of Pines: 9.5 mi
- Roosevelt Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Complex I: 9.6 mi
- Garden of Companions: 9.7 mi
- Complex II: 9.7 mi
- Chin Chin Ranch: 3.9 mi
- Police Officer Geoffrey J. Breitkopf Memorial: 4.9 mi
- 9/11: 5.0 mi
- Matt the Cyclist: 5.4 mi
- T. Jones' Cabin: 5.9 mi
- Merrie Merrick: 7.6 mi
- St Kilian Statue: 8.6 mi
- Pray Mantis: 9.9 mi
- The Ram: 10.0 mi
- 9/11 Rescue Dog: 10.1 mi
- Jamaica: 6.5 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 6.6 mi
- US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 7.8 mi
- Nautical Mile: 8.2 mi
- ATCG Tower: 17.4 mi
- Sycamore: 11.1 mi
- Birches: 11.2 mi
- Black Pine: 11.2 mi
- South Maples: 11.4 mi
- Cedars: 11.4 mi
- Half Hollow Hills: 12.5 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 13.1 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 14.3 mi
- West Hills: 14.3 mi
- Signal Hill: 14.7 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 22.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 21.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 23.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 24.6 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tobay Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne's Hill | N 1° | 122 m | 14.3 mi |
| West Hills | N 359° | 106 m | 14.3 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NW 320° | 106 m | 17.2 mi |
| Dix Hills | NNE 15° | 92 m | 14.9 mi |
| Signal Hill | NNE 12° | 90 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | N 354° | 85 m | 13.1 mi |
| Queens High Point | NW 304° | 79 m | 18.4 mi |
| Half Hollow Hills | NNE 14° | 77 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:47 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wantagh Cedar Creek, 5 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Gilgo Heading, NY, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357593002
Day trips start here
- Merrick · 7 mi
- Hempstead · 12 mi
- Nassau County · 12 mi
- Rockville Centre · 12 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 12 mi
- Garden City · 14 mi
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